Plans for Desaulniers Plant Three-Story Block
Plans describe a three story building to occupy the Brown and Christison and Williamson sites leased by Desaulniers Deere heirs. The structure will rise at the corner near Math Square with a frame exterior, two stair towers, and multiple interior rooms. The project aims to land Meadot & Co as tenants and will include a basement storage area and later additions.
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Brown & Christison and Williamson
Desaulniers
Suspected Planet Markings and Summer Sky Guide
A weathered sky note describes Venus and Mercury marked for June 22 as the Sun enters Cancer. Jupiter shifts to the northwest from last November, visible evenings until July when it edges behind the Sun. Mars moves westward, Saturn visible in autumn, with star groups and a crowded map of celestial positions noted in a vintage skywatch entry.
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Jupiter
Anrming
Das Bette
Dl Sar
Vega Altair
Mercury
Lowell Ob
Gheer
Peterson and Johnson Awarded Building Job
A local contractor pair, Peterson and Johnson, receive notice of a building project award in Oc Ca pentry Work. The document mentions industry theater and spending plans around 1000 dollars, with various garbled lines surrounding names and details.
Judge Graves Returns to Circuit Bench and July Astronomy Notes
Judge Graves resumed circuit duties after a Saturday session in Rock Island County and will return Monday to complete the term. The report also covers a summer astronomy column detailing lunar positions, the procession of the equinoxes, and Mercury observations with amateur star-watch guidance and a list of jurors and local residents involved in court matters.
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Rock Island
Javes
Cormmalinder
Goen
Cambridge
Henry County
Hiakemore
Mrs Winslow's Teething Syrup Adopted by Mothers
Mrs Winslow’s Teething Syrup claims to soothe teething pain and gums for babies and children. The ad touts relief from wind colic and diarrhea and promotes nationwide sales by agents. It cites a June 1906 food and drug guarantee with serial number 2098.
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Winslow G
Large landowner of Upper End dead in Port Byron
Mark Ashdown, prominent Rock Island county landowner, died Friday at 8 pm at Port Byron. Born in England in 1881, he moved to Illinois in 1856 and had lived near Port Byron for 24 years. He leaves three children, fifteen grandchildren, six great grandchildren, and a second wife Theresa L Sanford. Funeral was Sunday at his Port Byron residence with Rev W B Shaw officiating, burial in Fairfield cemetery Coe.
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Mark Ashdown
Rock Island
Mr. Ashdown
England
New York
Mary Ann Beal
William and
Charles
Coe
Luther Pearsall
Port Byron
Theresa L. Sanford
Ashdown
Ilinois
Coe Township
Funeral of Frank S. Daggett Draws Wide Attendance
The funeral for the late Frank Daggett was held Sunday afternoon at Knox Undertaking Parlors. The chapel, filled with relatives and friends, noted Daggett’s early life in Moline and his promised future. The service, led by Rev B F Martin, included songs by Mrs B F Martin and Miss Martha Brooks, with interment at Riverside.
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Frank Daggett
Knox
Moline
Frank
Denth
Daggett
Chicago
Teddy Bear and Stork Clash in Playful Rhyme Tale
In a whimsical Sherpet’s Weekly verse a pudgy Teddy Bear demands priority from a slender Stork on a New York doorstep. The bird rebuts with feathered swagger, declaring the Teddy Bird title as crowds laugh at this quaint rivalries.
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New York
Swedish Lutheran church calls Morton to Spokane pulpit
The First Swedish Lutheran church of Spokane extends a call to the Rev Morton of Providence Rhode Island to succeed Rev John Jesperson who resigned to become president of the Swedish college at Coeur d Alene Idaho The pastoral work will be under the direction of A J Anderson a student of Augustana college at Rock Island during the summer Morton is a capable speaker fluent in English and Swedish and was ordained in 1903
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Spokane
Morton
Providence
R. L
John Jesperson
Rock Island
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
A. J. Anderson
Augustana College
Mr Morton
Rock Island Secures Clerks Convention
National President Frank Rogers of Chicago praised recent congressional legislation and urged thorough organization of Illinois clerks as the United Association of Post Office Clerks closes its Ottawa branch. The Illinois union lists 1700 members, with a national rise of 2000 in six months. state convention set for Rock Island next year.
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United Association of Postoffice Clerks
Ottawa
Frank Rogers
Chicago
Congress
J F McCormick
Farrell
Mayo
Rock Island
Back to Native Heath and May Open Saloon
Pat Crowe, once a kidnapper, visited Davenport seeking to open a first class booze bazar. He plans to pass his old eye in peace and plenty and weighs Davenport versus South Omaha as thirstier markets. Davenport’s booster movement shows early fruit.
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Pat Crowe
Davenport
Heath
Pat
South Omaha
Candee Grove Receives New Free Mail Carrier
A post office notice announces a new carrier for the Candee Grove district after nearly a year of effort. Congressman McKinney pressed the matter with the department and Victor Youngberg is slated to join the local force as the sixteenth carrier once formalities are completed, with service expected by the 15th.
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Candee Grove
McKinney
Victor Youngberg
No readable news item to summarize from provided text
Fragmentary dialogue only with no clear event, sources, or entities to anchor a factual card summary. No measurable actions, dates, places, or organizations present.
Nine Members Plan Roosevelt Visit Invitation
The nine member committee from the three cities will travel to Washington mid June to invite President Roosevelt to visit the trio next fall. They will present both a written vellum invitation and a verbal oath, with mayors leading the delegation. Governors Deneen and Cummins will be asked to back the effort.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Rock Island Club
Ilinoie
Iowa
W A Meese
Moline
Chicago
Henry Vollmer
Davenport
L. McCabe
Rock Island
Deneen
Lon Brygon
Cummins
Tri-City Delegation Extends Informal Roosevelt Visit Invite
A committee from three cities will meet President Roosevelt in Washington. Secretary Loeb is asked to suggest a convenient date for an informal invitation. The delegation plans to be in Washington before June 15 as the president leaves the capital.
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Loeb
Roosevelt
Henry Vollmer
Tricity Committees
Tri-City
Washington
Ribbonlike waterway appears as stretched tape
A poetic observer notes the Panama Canal stretching from wen to ven like a ribbon of water, joking that it now resembles a pane of ivory tape or a typewriter ribbon as described by the Warington Star Dispatch.
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Panams
Wen
Peann Yen
Warington
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